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Got a rare sighting on camera. Orange Racoon

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#1 · (Edited)
First time I've seen this animal. Looks like an orange raccoon to me. I've only had two pictures of it and haven't seen it before.

A Google search says is called erythrism and is a red pigment condition. Never seen anything like it. Deer in first pic so you know it isn't some odd camera light issue. Deer is fairly normal.

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#20 ·
I think I’d prioritize trapping the ****, than shooting the buck; and that’s a nice buck.
I am tagged out for bucks there. That deer is young. It's close to edge of the camera and make it look bigger. Here is better Pic of the deer. Needs at least 3 more years.

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#21 ·
So occasionally I get these pictures and I just figured the flash is off and not correct when I get them. I'm now thinking it's the orange raccoon and it appears whitish in the flash color. I'll show you what I'm talking about with two comparable pictures.

Normal racoons.
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Racoon that shows white with black flash. The tail isn't right but I assure you I've never seen a possum on this property. Maybe a couple armadillos and a badger.

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#28 ·
In the city, they’re called sewer *****. Seems to be fairly prevalent in the old GM plants. I’m sure it’s a genetic abnormality. However I’ve seen triple digits of the light colored raccoons. But only in the city. Like crawling anywhere from the mezzanine to the sewers of auto plants. Only at night. Never during the daytime. They loved raiding the trash cans throughout the plants. Trash pandas, indeed.
 
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